Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985) is a NASCAR race car driver. Busch races in the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Craftsman Truck Series. Kyle's brother, Kurt Busch used to race in the NASCAR Cup series.
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| Kyle Busch |
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 Busch at the 2015 Toyota/Save Mart 350 |
| Born | Kyle Thomas Busch
(1985-05-02) May 2, 1985 (age 40)
Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
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| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
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| Achievements | 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion
2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Regular Season Champion
2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Champion
All-Time Wins Leader in Xfinity Series (95)
All-Time Wins Leader in Gander Outdoors Truck Series (56)
2018 Coca-Cola 600 Winner
2017 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race Winner
2015, 2016 Brickyard 400 Winner
2012 Budweiser Shootout Winner
2011 Quaker State 400 Inaugural Winner
2009, 2013, 2016 Can-Am Duel Winner
2008 Southern 500 Winner
22 NASCAR wins at Bristol and the only driver to sweep all three Series in a single weekend two times 2010 and 2017
2008 Aaron's 499 Winner
2008 Coke Zero 400 Winner
1st driver in Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series to win on every track competed
2009, 2017 Snowball Derby Winner
2009 Winchester 400 Winner
2011 Oxford 250 Winner
2012 Prelude to the Dream Winner
Has a win in all 15 of his full-time seasons |
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| Awards | 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the Year
2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Rookie of the Year
2016 ESPY Awards Best Driver |
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| 510 races run over 16 years |
| Car no., team | No. 8 (Richard Childress Racing) |
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| 2024 position | 20th |
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| Best finish | 1st (2015) (2019) |
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| First race | 2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 (Las Vegas) |
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| Last race | 2025 Jack Links 500 |
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| First win | 2005 Sony HD 500 (California) |
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| Last win | 2023 Enjoy Illinois 300 at St Louis |
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| Wins |
Top tens |
Poles |
| 63 |
280 |
31 |
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| 349 races run over 17 years |
| Car no., team | No. 8 (Richard Childress Racing) |
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| 2018 position | 92nd |
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| Best finish | 1st (2009) |
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| First race | 2003 Carquest Auto Parts 300 (Charlotte) |
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| Last race | 2019 My Bariatric Solutions 300 (Texas) |
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| First win | 2004 Funai 250 (Richmond) |
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| Last win | 2019 My Bariatric Solutions 300 (Texas) |
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| Wins |
Top tens |
Poles |
| 95 |
253 |
65 |
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| 150 races run over 17 years |
| 2017 position | 89th |
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| Best finish | 14th (2008, 2010) |
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| First race | 2001 Power Stroke Diesel 200 (IRP) |
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| Last race | 2019 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Charlotte) |
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| First win | 2005 Quaker Steak and Lube 200 (Charlotte) |
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| Last win | 2019 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Charlotte) |
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| Wins |
Top tens |
Poles |
| 56 |
119 |
22 |
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| Statistics current as of May 17, 2019. |
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Busch won his 100th NASCAR race on July 17, 2011. He is only the third driver in NASCAR history to do this. The other two drivers are Richard Petty with 200 wins, and David Pearson with 106 wins.[1] With over 50 wins in the Nationwide series, Busch has more wins than any other driver in that series.[2] At the end of the 2015 Sprint Cup Series, Kyle Busch won his first Sprint Cup Series Championship.[3]
As of December 9th 2019 he is the WWE 24/7 Champion after pinning R-Truth.
